Dear Readers, 
we are pleased to present this special issue, which includes articles based on papers presented at the international conference “Biodiversity at the Crossroads – An (Im)possible Balancing Exercise between People, Climate and the Planet”, organised in October 2024 within the Jean Monnet Module (Erasmus+ ) – “Sustainability and Climate Change in EU Law” (SustEULaw), carried out at the Chair of European Law of the Jagiellonian University.
The contributions focus on biodiversity protection as a key challenge in contemporary EU law, analysed in the broader context of sustainable development and climate transition. They present both a systemic and horizontal perspective advancing a holistic approach instead of classical measures of conservation and preservat... More